UNITED STATES SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2025
Commission File Number 001-34919
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
1-2, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
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| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: |
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Form 20-F ☒ |
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Form 40-F ☐ |
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THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE
PROSPECTUS FORMING A PART OF SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-276219) AND TO BE A PART OF SUCH PROSPECTUS
FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. |
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/s/ Jun Okahashi |
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Name: |
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Jun Okahashi |
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Executive Officer & General Manager,
Financial Accounting Dept |
Date: November 14, 2025
Notice regarding Distribution of Interim Dividends from Surplus and Revision of
Dividend Forecast
Tokyo, November 14, 2025 --- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (“the Company,” Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and Group CEO: Toru Nakashima) hereby announces that interim dividends from surplus with record date dated September 30, 2025 were resolved at the meeting of the Board of Directors
held today, and its year-end and annual dividend forecasts on the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 were revised.
1. Distribution of Interim Dividends from Surplus
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Dividend for the
fiscal year ending
March 31, 2026 |
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Most recent
dividend forecast (Announced
on May 14, 2025) |
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Dividend paid for the
fiscal year ended
March 31, 2025 |
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September 30, 2025 |
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September 30, 2025 |
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September 30, 2024
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| Dividend per share
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78 |
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68 |
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60 (*1) |
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| Total amount of dividends
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300,089 |
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234,858 |
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| Effective date
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December 2, 2025 |
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December 3, 2024
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Retained earnings
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Retained earnings
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On October 1, 2024, the Company effected a three for one split of its common stock on the record date of
September 30, 2024. The amount is calculated on the assumption that the above stock split was conducted at the beginning of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. |
2. Revision of Dividend Forecast
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(Yen) |
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Dividend per share |
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Interim
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Year-end
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Annual
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forecast (Announced on May 14,
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(A) |
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68 |
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68 |
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136 |
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Revised forecast |
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(B)
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79 |
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157 |
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Dividend paid for the fiscal
year ending March 31, 2026 |
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(*2) 78 |
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(B — A)
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+ 10 |
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+ 11 |
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+ 21 |
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Dividend paid for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2025 |
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(*3) 60 |
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62 |
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(*3) 122 |
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Change |
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(B — C)
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+ 18 |
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+ 17 |
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+ 35 |
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(*2) |
The amount is dividend per share for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 within “1. Distribution
of Interim Dividends from Surplus.” |
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The amount is calculated on the assumption that the above stock split was conducted at the beginning of the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. |
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3. Reason
Due to revising earnings forcast on a consolidated basis for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 upward
in the Consolidated Financial Results for the six months ended September 30, 2025 announced today, the interim dividends for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 were revised to ¥78 per share, an increase of ¥10 from the
previously forecasted ¥68 per share.
Additionally, the
year-end dividend forecast was revised to ¥79 per share, an increase of ¥11 from the previously forecasted ¥68 per share. As a result, the annual dividends forecast was revised to ¥157 per
share, ¥21 increase from the previous forecast and ¥35 (*4) increase from the dividend paid for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.
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The amount is calculated on the assumption that the aforementioned stock split was conducted at the beginning
of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. |
This document contains “forward-looking statements” (as defined in the U.S.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995), regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (“the Company”) and its management with respect to the Company’s future financial
condition and results of operations. In many cases but not all, these statements contain words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,”
“plan,” “probability,” “risk,” “project,” “should,” “seek,” “target,” “will” and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees
of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements contained or deemed to be contained herein. The risks and uncertainties which may affect
future performance include: deterioration of Japanese and global economic conditions and financial markets; declines in the value of the Company’s securities portfolio; incurrence of significant credit-related costs; the Company’s
ability to successfully implement its business strategy through its subsidiaries, affiliates and alliance partners; and exposure to new risks as the Company expands the scope of its business. Given these and other risks and uncertainties, you should
not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this document. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. Please refer to the Company’s most recent
disclosure documents such as its annual report on Form 20-F and other documents submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as its earnings press releases, for a more detailed description
of the risks and uncertainties that may affect its financial conditions, its operating results, and investors’ decisions.
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